อัดบท
àt-bòtMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] cram lines; drill lines; rehearse lines intensively
To practice or memorize lines intensively in a short time, often for a performance or exam; to drill lines repeatedly.
Examples
คืนนี้kʉʉn-níiคืนนี้kʉʉn-níi1tonight (the night of today)2tonightเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toอัดบทàt-bòtอัดบทàt-bòt1[to] cram lines; drill lines; rehearse lines intensively2[to] record lines/dialogue; lay down dialogueให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)ทันtanทันtan1[to] be in time for2in time3[to] catch up with; keep up with; keep abreast of4[to] be a match for; see throughก่อนgɔ̀ɔnก่อนgɔ̀ɔn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerขึ้นkʉ̂nขึ้นkʉ̂n1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-country8waxing phase (of the moon)เวทีwee-tiiเวทีwee-tii1stage; platform2forum; arena3ring (combat sports)พรุ่งนี้เช้าprûng-níi-cháoพรุ่งนี้เช้าprûng-níi-cháotomorrow morning
Tonight we have to cram the lines before going on stage tomorrow morning.
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He drilled the lines repeatedly until he memorized them all, even though he only started rehearsing yesterday.
นักแสดงnák-sà-dɛɛngทั้งtángคณะká-náนัดnátกันganอัดบทàt-bòtแบบbɛ̀ɛpเข้มข้นkêm-kônในช่วงnai-chûuangพักกลางวันpák-glaang-wanเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiทันtanรอบrɔ̂ɔpบ่ายbàai
The entire cast arranged to cram the lines intensely during lunch break to be ready for the afternoon show.
ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnสอบsɔ̀ɔpปากbpàakเปล่าbplàaoเธอtəəอัดบทàt-bòtตอบคำถามdtɔ̀ɔp-kam-tǎamที่tîiเป็นไปได้bpen-bpai-dâaiทุกtúkข้อkɔ̂ɔจนjonคล่องปากklɔ̂ɔng-bpàak
Before the oral exam, she crammed possible answers to every question until they rolled off her tongue.
2VerbB2
[to] record lines/dialogue; lay down dialogue
To record spoken lines or dialogue for a role, script, or voice-over in audio or video production.
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)ต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toเข้าไปkâo-bpaiเข้าไปkâo-bpai1[to] go in; enter (away from the speaker)2directional complement: into; in (away from speaker)อัดบทàt-bòtอัดบทàt-bòt1[to] cram lines; drill lines; rehearse lines intensively2[to] record lines/dialogue; lay down dialogueเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)พากย์เสียงpâak-sǐiangพากย์เสียงpâak-sǐiang1[to] dub; voice over; do voice acting2dubbing; voice-over; voice actingตัวละครdtuua-lá-kɔɔnตัวละครdtuua-lá-kɔɔn1character (in a story, play, film, game)2player; person involved (in an event)เด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young; not yet grown up3young person (informal)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)การ์ตูนgaa-dtuunการ์ตูนgaa-dtuun1cartoon (animation)2comic; comic stripตอนdtɔɔnตอนdtɔɔn1section; part2episode; chapter3when; at the time (of)4time segment; period5classifier for sections, chapters, or episodes6[to] castrate (an animal)7[to] air-layer (a branch)ใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)5hibiscus (Northern Thai)
Today I have to go record lines as the voice of a child character in the new cartoon episode.
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นักแสดงnák-sà-dɛɛngทุกคนtúk-konอัดบทàt-bòtตามdtaamสคริปต์sɔ̌ɔ-krípเสร็จsètแล้วlɛ́ɛoเหลือlʉ̌ʉaแค่kɛ̂ɛอัดàtเสียงบรรยายsǐiang-ban-yaaiตอนท้ายdtɔɔn-táai
All the actors have finished recording their lines according to the script; only the closing narration remains to be recorded.
ผู้กำกับpûu-gam-gàpขอให้kɔ̌ɔ-hâiอัดบทàt-bòtใหม่màiเน้นnénอารมณ์เศร้าaa-rom-sâoกว่าgwàaนี้níiเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiเข้ากับkâo-gàpบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatของkɔ̌ɔngฉากchàak
The director asked to record the lines again, emphasizing a sadder tone to match the scene’s atmosphere.
เขาkǎoอัดบทàt-bòtพากย์pâakภาษาไทยpaa-sǎa-taiทับtápเสียงต้นฉบับsǐiang-dtôn-chà-bàpโดยdooiพยายามpá-yaa-yaamรักษาrák-sǎaจังหวะjang-wàปากbpàakของkɔ̌ɔngนักแสดงnák-sà-dɛɛngให้hâiตรงที่dtrong-tîiสุดsùt
He recorded the Thai dubbing over the original audio, trying to match the actors’ lip movements as closely as possible.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
àt
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |
Word Breakdown
อัดàtอัดàt1[to] compress; press tightly2[to] cram; stuff in3[to] record (audio/video)4[to] print (photos)5[to] beat up; hit hard (infml.)6[to] apply/lay on thick[to] compress; press tightlyPart 1
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อัดบทàt-bòtอัดบทàt-bòt[to] cram lines; drill lines; rehearse lines intensively[to] cram lines; drill lines; rehearse lines intensivelyWord